Kaspersky Vs. Norton/Symantec
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From: JJ on 18 Jun 2005 07:42 NOD32 is also a very good AV program but still is behind KAV regarding detecting worms and spyware.(IMHO) my personal list: 1) KAV 2) Bitdefender 3)Nod32 4) F-Secure 5)Norman with a good runner up Avast! 4.6 pro version...... I wonder....no realy good American AV software left???? JJ msean1941(a)gmail.com wrote: > NOD32 >
From: JJ on 18 Jun 2005 07:43 OOOOOOOOOOOOOO Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee JJ Ron Reaugh wrote: > Use AVG from www.grisoft.com it's free. Don't even think about Symantec. > > <Kaimbridge(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1119036031.004379.145030(a)f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > >>I upgraded to a whole new PC last month (2.8 GHz, 80 GB, WinXP-HE >>[SP2]). >>The local computer store that sold me and set up the system, >>installed "BitDefender 8 Standard" (30 day free trial) for >>introductory anti-virus protection. >>For a permanent anti-virus ("a-v") platform, the store is pushing >>Norton 2005 ("N2K5") [when I got my original PC from them in 1997, >>the suggestion--which I took--was McAfee, which I've found to be >>bloated and somewhat buggy--though part of it may have been >>exasperated by my 200 MHz, 2.1 GB dinosaur! P=) ]. >>Googling around, another a-v package that seems decent is Kaspersky >>(is it pronounced "CASper Sky" or "Kass PERskee"?). >>I asked about it at the computer store and supposedly they never >>heard of Kaspersky: Given that it seems to be well known in the >>computer geek circles (including major computer magazines), I find >>the store's (supposed) lack of awareness rather suspect (though, in >>that it is a Russian company and I haven't seen their products in >>local stores, I suppose it *is* possible). >>There is an added wrinkle, however. >>On a couple of programs I've run, I've gotten the "16 bit MS-DOS >>Subsystem" error box, "C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\S32EVNT1.DLL. An >>installable Virtual Device Driver failed Dll initialization. Choose >>'Close' to terminate the application." >>Doing a Google search, I see that it is the result of a >>faulty/corrupt Symantec (i.e., Norton) register--HUH!!!: AFAIK I >>*don't have any* Symantec programs/folders/files on my 'puter! >>But, sure enough, while visiting the registry (regarding a separate >>issue--see below), there *is* a Symantec registry folder!?! >>I had been inclined to go along with the store's N2K5 recommendation >>[though I'd probably get it at Wal-Mart, where it's $10-15 cheaper >>P=) ], but the more I think about it, the more galling it becomes to >>think that Symantec somehow had a folder (registry, yet!) preemtively >>added to the system (once again, the computer store appeared clueless, >>denying that they added it in during the setup, or even knew about it, >>and even went so far as to say, "when you install N2K5, that should >>clear things up"!). >>The only other possibility I can think of is that it is somehow related >>to and/or introduced by WinXP's SP2: The reason that I was in the >>registry was that SP2 locked out WordPad's ability to load >>"Word For Windows 6.0" ".doc" files, due to an apparent security hole. >>Could SP2 have added the Symantec folder? >>Or, is Norton the "unofficial" WinXP a-v program? >> >>Or... >>...am I just paranoid and there is a perfectly legitimate reason for >>the >>Symantec folder (i.e., some other, unrelated Symantec program)? >> >>>From what I've read, Kaspersky appears at least as good as N2K5, though >>there *is* one page of reviews that is less than flattering: >> >>http://www.pcmag.com/member_ratings/0,1757,ss=0&s=1474&a=26455,00.asp >> >>Have any newly discovered issues with Kaspersky come up? >> >>Would it hurt to try their 30 day trial?--or, if I did decide to choose >>N2K5 or something else (or even decide on Kaspersky), would all of the >>leftover debris from the two trial versions (even after "uninstalling") >>likely create any potential conflicts/issues? >> >> ~Kaimbridge~ >> >>----- >> Wanted-Kaimbridge (w/mugshot!): >> http://www.angelfire.com/ma2/digitology/Wanted_KMGC.html >> ---------- >>Digitology-The Grand Theory Of The Universe: >> http://www.angelfire.com/ma2/digitology/index.html >> >> ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** >> > > >
From: Art on 18 Jun 2005 11:11 On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 13:42:18 +0200, JJ <JJnospamplease007(a)dse.nl> wrote: >NOD32 is also a very good AV program but still is behind KAV regarding >detecting worms and spyware.(IMHO) > >my personal list: > >1) KAV >2) Bitdefender >3)Nod32 >4) F-Secure >5)Norman >with a good runner up Avast! 4.6 pro version...... > >I wonder....no realy good American AV software left???? Insofar as detection capabilities go, McAfee is right up there close to KAV. Also, your list should include the several products that use the KAV scan engine such as AVK, F-Secure and Microworld's EScan. AVK is probably at the top of the list, along with Sybari ... another multi-engine product. Art http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
From: Peter Seiler on 18 Jun 2005 13:57 JJ - 18.06.2005 13:43 : > OOOOOOOOOOOOOO Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee what is your message? Your keys hang. And: why unnecessarely post 100 quoting lines [snipped] only posting the above line and xpost over 3 NGs? Please learn to quote/think about your usenet behavior. THX in advance. -- by(e) PS spam will be killed
From: * * Chas on 18 Jun 2005 14:04
"Allen L." <invalid(a)invalid.org> wrote in message news:4TIse.43223$j51.12108(a)tornado.texas.rr.com... > In news:1119036031.004379.145030(a)f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, > Kaimbridge(a)gmail.com <Kaimbridge(a)gmail.com> typed: <<snipped>> > > As far a virus programs go there is a large difference between Norton and > say Symantec Corporate A.V.s > > The corporate version Symantec Antivirus is as different as night and day > from Norton. They are both bloated in size as most all software seems to be > at present. Symantec is designed without the frills of Norton and is > business like in it's AV properties and does a very good job in my opinion. > Yes agreed, but Symantec Enterprise Edition is designed for use in an organizational setting and costs much more than the consumer products that I think the OP is inquiring about. Chas. |